"underattend" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: underattends [present, singular, third-person], underattending [participle, present], underattended [participle, past], underattended [past]
Etymology: under- + attend Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|attend}} under- + attend Head templates: {{en-verb}} underattend (third-person singular simple present underattends, present participle underattending, simple past and past participle underattended)
  1. To pay too little attention to. Synonyms: under-attend
    Sense id: en-underattend-en-verb-P1sQLWSQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

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